The Royal Banquet And Ball of the Year , the Belle of the Ball is Nisha JamVwal's hero Sushmita Sen

She stands apart as someone who has lived, blazing a trail of her
own, not pretentiously cutting ribbons for NGOs but actually getting her
hands into the job and doing her bit quietly for the girl child.

I don’t use the word ‘hero’ lightly, and when I say Sushmita Sen
is my hero, I say it with pride. She is the poster girl for today’s
thinking, achieving woman. The vows she made when competing for the Miss
Universe crown were not empty words but real commitments from her heart
when she was only eighteen years old. Promises which she stands by even today every step of the way. To adopt two young girls is not easy, and
more so as a single mother. Hers is a beautiful committed statement for
the girl child, a lifelong pledge toward the upbringing, education, care
and devotion toward gorgeous daughters Alisah and Renee,
whom she adopted, and panders to their every command with that typical
indulgent sparkle in her eye (if she is not trying to discipline them).

And so for me the most delightful part of the Debutante Ball theme
dinner that I hosted with Zoya, the exquisite diamond boutique, from the
House of Tata, for the unveiling of its stunning new collection Jewels of the Crown was when Sushmita Sen came all the way from the suburbs to spend some time with me. No nakhras, no flimflam,
just so from the heart, uncomplicated, warm and loving. Just to be with
me, without preamble or pretention, without any special requests or
demands. Just so like a beautiful light that shines through Bombays’
noise. Most often you find, the less successful the person, the more the artifice. And the more the success – the more self assured, real and
uncomplicated the approach of a person.

Royal Banquet Hosted by Nisha JamVwal

The evening saw Mumbai’s beautiful set delighting in the royal
banquet that had royalty and aristocracy fly down specially for the
evening. I had ensured a mixed group of friends to create an evening
with that edginess and interest in conversation and to set the tone for a
spectacular evening in Bombay’s social calendar. Corporates, artists,
politicians and the smart set enjoyed the show and the auction.

Super models Parvathy Oomnakuttan, Shamita Singha along with Pia Trivedi, Miss India Vanya Mishra, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Zoya Afroz and Shobhita Dhullipala,
sashayed through the ‘royal banquet’ dressed in ball gowns to the theme
of the Debutante’s Ball wearing jewellery from Zoya’s newest collection
Jewels of the Crown, a collection that narrates the yet untold
tales of aristocracy and centuries of royal decadence and couture gowns
in a show directed by the master artist and dear friend Marc Robinson.

Compeering the show in a very fabulous but heavy bejeweled ball gown by Harpreet & Rimple, and traipsing down to meet guests in between stage breaks was quite a
feat, and made me nearly miss my cue once, but I must admit the
audiences seemed to be having a blast. This was also the second charity
auction I was conducting in my career, between the princesses ramp walk
which had models also dressed as princesses in ball gowns. They walked the
ramp with an LED lit background of Royal Palaces, creating that
special magical mood that one can only experience but hardly recount. The Crystal room and Ball Room of the Taj
Mahal Palace Hotel with its gold walls and crystal antique Osler
chandeliers looked even more like a grand palace in Russia at a Regal
majestic ball.

Princess Krishna Panna, HH Radhika Raje

Royalty had flown in from all over the country to attend the event.
Zoya, TATA’s exquisite diamond boutique, added a philanthropic touch to
the evening with an auction of six exquisite pieces of jewellery with
profits from each going to charities Teach for India and Tata Medical Centre.

Pia Trivedi, Gautam Kapoor, Shamita Singha

The evening commenced with Padmashree Anu Aga and Maharaja Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar, Maharaja of Udaipur, coming onto stage to speak about Anu’s initiative Teach For India. Her Highness Radhika Raje Gaekwad- the very gorgeous Maharani of Baroda, Princess Krishna Kumari Panna, Princess Arpana Kumari Samod
who touched the hearts of the audiences when she spoke so warmly about
her own experiences, surviving cancer and coming out triumphant,
Princess Jailakshmi of Wadhwan and Princess Bhargavee Kumari
of Udiapur- all came onto stage to motivate and inspire Bombay to open
its purse strings for the good cause of education for children with Teach For India and Tata Medical Centre for Cancer cure.Follow Nisha on nishajamvwal.blogspot.comTweet her on @nishjamvwal

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ABOUT NISHA JAMVWAL

Nisha is a Columnist & Luxury Brand Consultant who consults with ZOYA by TATA, and other luxury brands . She has conslulted with Diago, Carlsberg, Swarovski, and done branding events for Natures Basket, Lancome & other International brands.

Columnist & Writer - Nisha is a columnist with newspapers & magazines & on the advisory board of Good Homes. English Literature & Art education translated into two books on Traditional Indian Craft & preserving ancient traditions of Craft.